Assistant Project Manager

MWH Treatment; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm seeks an Assistant Project Manager in Shrewsbury. You will support project management duties, oversee project governance, ensure compliance with industry standards, and handle client-facing communications. The ideal candidate will assist in driving project quality and safety while managing stakeholder relationships. Join us to contribute to continuous improvement and commercial success in our project delivery team.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with legal and industry standards.
• Ensure health and safety management arrangements.
• Administer the Project Management Plan for Quality Assurance.
• Deploy the MWHT Business Management System.
• Ensure staff training and experience for their roles.
• Understand client contracts and supply chain contracts.
• Notify the supply chain of potential scope changes.
• Work to keep project costs within allowances.
• Manage internal design costs effectively.
• Become proficient in the client's digital platforms.
• Communicate project outputs to design and construction teams.
• Manage stakeholder accountability concerning program obligations.
• Escalate key issues to the PM or QS.
• Ensure quality management and reporting against KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement against contractual KPIs.
• Lead project governance from a client-facing perspective.
• Assist in resource profiling of the project program.
• Support the Site Manager with supply chain reporting.
• Represent the PM at client meetings.

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our Project Delivery team with an Assistant Project Manager.

You will report directly to the Project Manager, working on a single or portfolio of projects. Your role will involve supporting the PM’s duties, leading project governance, managing supply chain relationships, overseeing takeovers, and handling client-facing outputs. You will also support the development and continuous improvement of the project team and supply chain, aiming to enhance health, safety, quality, environmental outcomes, customer satisfaction, and commercial success. The APM acts as the PM’s Deputy and supports the PM in liaising with the client.

Key responsibilities:

1. Supporting the project team to ensure compliance with all legal and industry standards impacted by the project.
2. Ensuring health and safety management arrangements and personnel are in place throughout the project, in collaboration with the PM.
3. Administering the Project Management Plan, ensuring Quality Assurance is incorporated.
4. Deploying the MWHT Business Management System.
5. Ensuring all staff on the project have adequate training and experience for their roles.
6. Understanding all aspects of the client contract and the contracts cascaded to the project supply chain.
7. Supporting the PM and QS in notifying the supply chain of potential EWN’s, CE’s, CI, or scope changes.
8. Working with the PM and QS to keep project costs within allowances.
9. Managing internal design costs with the LDE, PM, and QS.
10. Becoming proficient in the use of the client’s digital platforms.
11. Communicating project outputs effectively to design and construction teams.
12. Managing stakeholder accountability concerning programme obligations.
13. Escalating key issues and risks to the PM or QS, along with mitigation plans.
14. Ensuring MWHT quality management and reporting, and managing client KPIs.
15. Driving continuous improvement against contractual KPIs.
16. Leading project governance from a client-facing perspective, ensuring contractual documentation is progressed with the PM.
17. Assisting in resource profiling of the project programme and team.
18. Supporting the Site Manager with look-ahead and supply chain progress reporting.
19. Representing the PM at client meetings and reporting back on issues or actions.